#commander

President Bush and his commanders announced early in the conflict that the Conventions applied. ↗

— John Yoo

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You know, the commander-in-chief's first responsibility is look out for those in uniform who fight the wars. ↗

— Lindsey Graham

#fight #first #know #look #out

Our military commanders have said over and over again that a timetable for withdrawal sends the wrong message to our troops, but more importantly to our enemy. ↗

— Bill Shuster

#commanders #enemy #importantly #message #military

You don't expect to get the letter saying, Her Majesty would like to appoint you Knight Commander of the British Empire! It was just a completely overwhelming and exciting day. ↗

— Antony Sher

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There may be a hundred thousand men in an army, who are all equally free; but they only are naturally most fit to be commanders or leaders, who most excel in the virtues required for the right performance of those offices. ↗

— Algernon Sidney

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The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise. ↗

— Colin Powell

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I neither will aspire to nor will I accept, the position of president of the council of state and commander in chief. ↗

— Fidel Castro

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As the senior commander in Vietnam, I was aware of the potency of public opinion - and I worried about it. ↗

— William Westmoreland

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When we wrote the Constitution, the intention was to give the commander in chief the authority how to use the forces when you authorize him to be able to use the forces. ↗

— Joe Biden

#authority #authorize #chief #commander #constitution

During the whole campaign, from June 27 to July 31, there has been no shirking or hesitation, to tiring on the part of a single man so far as I have seen; the brigade commanders reported none. ↗

— John Buford

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